Sperry was born in
Chicago on April 14, 1934. He earned his
B.S. and
M.S. degrees at
Harvard University. He was a
lyric tenor and a
recitalist. Sperry was a faculty member at
Juilliard School during the 1980s and taught at
Manhattan School of Music until the time of his death. Sperry died of heart failure in
Manhattan, on June 13, 2024, at the age of 90. == References ==